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oVERBROOK NEWSLETTER
december
2003
UPR, “Opportunity Logs” & 2004 Budget
The Universal Program Review (UPR) is that document which provides
an indication of the effects of cuts of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and, in
some cases 100% to each one of 105 ‘Service Areas’ (SA). Note that
42 SAs have legislated mandates, 44 SAs are not specifically
mandated but are controlled by legislation and regulations once
Council chooses to provide the service (includes SAs that protect
public health), and 19 SAs have no legislated mandates. The
Opportunity Log is a document offering suggestions for offering
City services in different ways than has been the case in the
past. Reference copies of both documents are available at local
branches of the public library and on the City’s web page (www.ottawa.ca)
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A consultation & information evening, using video conferencing,
has been organized for Wards 12 & 13 at the St. Laurent Complex,
525 Côté Street, 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. This should be an
excellent occasion to learn about the options facing our
community. Senior staff will be on hand to provide an overview and
to answer questions. This year, as never before, the right
questions are front and centre:
• Should the City provide a given service at all?
• Must the service be provided at the level at which it is
currently offered?
• Are there better or more cost-effective ways of providing the
service?
All of this in the context of the quality of life that you believe
is affordable in this City. Staff will consider the input from the
public as it prepares the draft budget for release to the public
on February 11th. Budget consultation in the wards (monitor your
Rideau-Rockcliffe web site for details) will follow from February
12 –29, prior to committee-by-committee consideration in the
period March 1 – 12. Council will make the final decisions on
March 24.
Season's Greetings
I take this opportunity, on behalf of my family and myself, to
extend to all Best Wishes for Peace, Health and Prosperity in
2004.
Meilleurs vœux
Je profite de cette occasion pour vous souhaiter mes meilleurs
vœux pour une année 2004 heureuse et prospère.
Councillor Jacques Legendre
I can be contacted by telephone at 580-2483, by fax at 580-2523 or
by email at
Jacques.Legendre@ottawa.ca
Visit your web site at
www.rideau-rockcliffe.com
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